I have tried, to
Overcome my fears,
Dance in the rain,
Pick roses from thorns,
Face up to a rising sun,
Cover my cries.

I have cried, in the
Burden of expectations,
Painful loneliness of life,
Harsh realities crowding,
Dreams, wrecked within,
Before I learned to laugh.

I have laughed, watching
Children blowing bubbles,
Friends throwing pranks,
Life's little idiosyncrasies,...